Wildlife photos please

[Guest]

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Found this chap in my garden this morning - the closest id I can find is a green pheasant but not sure.

I think the colours are the wrong way round for a green pheasant. I would call it a melanistic pheasant (throw back), but I tend to be a bit blase about pheasant breeds. Hopefully there is a pheasant breed enthusiast lurking somewhere who can help.

[ChrisMath88]

Always try to remember to take my camera with me to the allotment, when ever I forget I see all sorts and usually when I do remember I see nothing. Managed to get very lucky today!

[Martin H]

Very nice. And dare I say, stoatally unexpected?

[ChrisMath88]

Haha, yeah nearly stepped on them, heard squeaking looked down and there it was grappled with a rat only couple of feet away, glad I had my camera handy and managed to weasel it out of the bag with out scaring them off.......

[Angeldon]

[I think the colours are the wrong way round for a green pheasant. I would call it a melanistic pheasant (throw back), but I tend to be a bit blase about pheasant breeds. Hopefully there is a pheasant breed enthusiast lurking somewhere who can help.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Norfolkgrey - have never seen one this colour before - quite handsome

[Verinda]

I snapped this teenyweeny flying thing twice, once to show how small it is and again in close up, although my cameras not great at close ups. Does anyone know what it is?

It just goes to show that even something teensy can have amazing markings.

[Verinda]

Also I spied these two butterflies, a speckled wood? and a meadow brown?

[Martin H]

Also I spied these two butterflies, a speckled wood? and a meadow brown?

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Yes I agree on both.

[PyreneesPlot]

I've only seen a couple of swallowtail butterflies so far this year so it was a relief to find this chap on the fennel - even better was spotting another one on the same plant.

[WPG]

I spent the day at Murlough nature reserve, beside the Mourne mountains...was looking out for its speciality butterfly, the marsh fritillary. But the only butterfly which would sit still long enough to be photo-ed looks exactly the same as one of Verinda's photos. I wasn't sure if it's a small heath or meadow brown....they look just the same when I google them. Anyhow, I know for sure it wasn't the marsh fritillary, maybe it's the wrong time of year to see them.

[marchogaeth]

Skomer



Also see http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1352187 if you like puffins.

In fact this guy/girl is so cute you can have him on both threads!

[Nicos]

Awwwww!!!!!!!

[Bigmallly]

Brilliant pics M............

[PyreneesPlot]

Terrifying beastie on the morning glory this morning.



An assassin bug, Rhinocoris iracundus I think.

[roitelet]

This is what terrified me this morning!!!!!